Stan Ridgway - Wild Bill Donovan lyrics

In a time between two wars When a slip could get you k**ed A man appeared with a master plan And they called him wild bill He talked you 'round in circles When he was done, yeah, you knew less And he started up the company1 From what was left of the o.s.s.2 Chorus: Wild bill, wild bill The secrets that he'd hold Wild bill, wild bill He slept out in the cold Now he was there in '45 When the good war had wound down The enemy had all been caught But some could not be found The price of information Sometimes takes a sacrifice A secret traded for a life But someone pays the price Chorus repeat The world was on fire for bill He had to take control The enemy was close at hand The tanks were told to hold But deep inside bill's ma**ive head A master plan did bloom Buy the information out By sellin' a brand new tune Chorus repeat